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                 US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims

   by VOA News

   The number of people signing up for unemployment aid in the United
   States rose slightly last week.

   Thursday's report from the Labor Department shows the number of
   first-time applicants for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to a
   nationwide total of 372,000.

   Economists watch jobless claims as a way of tracking weekly layoffs,
   which rose a bit during December.

   Government experts are set to publish the monthly unemployment rate
   Friday. Economists surveyed by news agencies predict that the
   unemployment rate will hold steady at 7.7 percent.

   A public opinion poll shows job creation held steady during December.
   The Gallup organization found that about one-third of workers think
   their companies are adding workers, while a bit less than one-fifth of
   workers say their companies are cutting jobs. That measure has been
   steady for most of this year.
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